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When I became Jewishly woke
By Jeffrey Salkin — September 23, 2021
(RNS) — Jewish rights. Human rights. They go together like Russian on corned beef.

I forgive you. Especially you.
By Jeffrey Salkin — September 17, 2021
Why I am a Jew. It is about forgiveness. My Yom Kippur sermon.

I preached the Dickens about antisemitism
By Jeffrey Salkin — September 12, 2021
(RNS) — The antidote to antisemitism? Pro-semitism.

On the day they wounded New York
By Jeffrey Salkin — September 10, 2021
Twenty years later, and the smoke has not yet cleared.

We had to terminate a pregnancy. It was our sacred right to do so.
By Jeffrey Salkin — September 9, 2021
(RNS) — A sad memory brings with it a shofar blast of warning about women’s rights.

Where do sounds go when they die?
By Jeffrey Salkin — September 5, 2021
(RNS) — A visit to the Cemetery of Sounds. With the solid conviction — the sound of the shofar will not wind up there.

No parole for Sirhan!
By Jeffrey Salkin — August 30, 2021
(RNS) — Sirhan Sirhan was not just an assassin. He was a terrorist.

During the High Holy Days, ‘each of us is a cemetery’
By Jeffrey Salkin — August 25, 2021
(RNS) — How do we confront our losses during this sacred season? The final moments of ‘Shtisel’ contain the answer.

A great leader dies — and with him, a whole generation
By Jeffrey Salkin — August 17, 2021
(RNS) — Social justice or Zionism? One man’s career showed that they were infinitely compatible.

Afghanistan and the moral imagination
By Jeffrey Salkin — August 17, 2021
Yes, the Taliban agenda is evil. Any other questions?

What Shakespeare knew about anti-Zionism
By Jeffrey Salkin — August 10, 2021
(RNS) — Who will be the victims of the ‘globalized intifada’? Three guesses ...

A modern heroine fights antisemitism
By Jeffrey Salkin — August 1, 2021
(RNS) — If I had posters of heroes and heroines on my wall, Deborah Lipstadt would be there.

Why the Ben & Jerry’s meltdown?
By Jeffrey Salkin — July 27, 2021
(RNS) — Yes, the boycott is problematic. And it could have been worse.

‘My Unorthodox Life’: Meh
By Jeffrey Salkin — July 21, 2021
(RNS) — The Netflix series isn’t antisemitic or self-hating. But there are deeper questions to mine.

Loneliness stinks. Come back to your story.
By Jeffrey Salkin — July 13, 2021
(RNS) — Alone and lonely. Two different things. Guess which one I hate.
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Jeffrey Salkin
Martini Judaism
Rabbi Jeffrey K. Salkin is an activist for Jewish ideas. A columnist, popular lecturer, and thought leader in the American rabbinate, he is the author of numerous books on Jewish spirituality and ethics. His new book on the future of liberal Judaism in America will be published in early 2024. His accompanying podcast, Martini Judaism, is available on Google, Apple and other sites.

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